Patched blueberry pie
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1¾ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Equal® sweetener |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 5 | tablespoons | Margarine; cut into pieces |
| 5 | tablespoons | Ice water |
| 11¾ | teaspoon | Equal® sweetener; divided (or 39 packets equal sweetener) |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cornstarch; divided |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cornstarch |
| ⅓ | cup | Apple juice |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| 6 | cups | Fresh blueberries (or 2 packeages 16 oz each; frozen unsweetened blueberries, thawed) |
Directions
DOUBLE PIE CRUST
Pie Crust: Combine flour, sugar, and salt in medium bowl; cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water, a tbsp at a time, mixing with fork until dough forms.
Roll ⅔ of the pastry on lightly floured surface into circle 1½" larger than inverted 9" pie pan. Ease pastry into pan.
Mix remaining 10 ¾ tsp equal, 2 tsp cornstarch, apple juice, and lemon juice in small saucepan; heat to boiling, whisking until thickened, about 1 minute.
Sprinkle remaining 4 tbsp cornstarch over blueberries and toss; stir apple juice mixture into blueberries. Spoon blueberry mixture into pastry.
Roll remaining pastry on lightly floured surface to ⅛" thickness; cut into ½" strips. Lay pastry strips across top of pie and weave ito lattice design. Trim ends of strips; fold edge of lower pastry over ends of strips and seal and flute edges.
Bake at 425 until pastry is golden and pie is bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes; cover edge of pastry with aluminum foil if necessary to prevent excessive browning. Cool on wire rack.
Per serving = 258 calories, 7 gm fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 224 mg sodium 45 gm carbohydrate, 3 gm fiber, 3 gm protein Exchanges: 1 fruit, 2 bread, 1 fat.
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "carolreu@..." <carolreu@...> on Nov 22, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.